The Waves of Grief Collective is a community of licensed clinicians, healers, community leaders, and those navigating their own grief and wanting to hold space to come together to reduce the feelings of isolation and loneliness that accompany grief and loss.
We are all connected by our love for the ocean - how being in, on, or around the water can be healing - and facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration as long-held views about the grief experience evolve. Together we aim to foster meaningful connection, supported by nature.
Half Moon Bay, California
USA
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Kelsey Ellis, MA CCLS
WAVES OF GRIEF FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Gaia Pazienti
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
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Annea Jean Toomajian MA LMFT
FACILITATOR
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Alex Greenwald
FACILITATOR
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Grace Garey
FACILITATOR
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Michelle Q. Slavik
FACILITATOR & WAVES OF GRIEF COLLECTIVE CO FOUNDER
Tacoma, Washington
USA
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Melissa Deeken LMHCA
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
Gambia,
Africa
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Ngoneh Jagne
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
Santa Barbara, California USA
USA
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Stacy McCrory MA, LMFT
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
Copalis, Washington
USA
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Caleb Carr
FACILITATOR
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Sarah Joan Carr, MSW, LICSWA
FACILITATOR
Ventura, California USA
USA
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Albert Balderas LMFT
FACILITATOR
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Anna Selena Cho, PsyD, LMFT, ATR
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
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Dave Sher
FACILITATOR
San Diego, CA
USA
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Jasmine Montoya
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
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Sara Comp
FACILITATOR
Cocoa Beach, FL
USA
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Darlene Bunch LCSW (she/they)
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
Chicago, IL
USA
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Kelsey Hails
FACILITATOR
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Leigh Heckman
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
Dicky Beach, QL
AUSTRALIA
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Lisa Wallis BA MSW (Q)
REGIONAL DIRECTOR & FACILITATOR
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Dr. J'aime Morrison, Ph.D
OUR PARTNERS
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ARM OF CARE
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HYDROTHEORY
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MEWATER FOUNDATION
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MOURNING SURF
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MY PEAK FOUNDATION
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TWOCAN RETREATS
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POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES
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TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION
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OceanFlow